Designmuseum Danmark
Designmuseum Danmark is Denmark's central museum for design and the applied arts, housed in the listed former Frederik's Hospital on Bredgade in Copenhagen. Its wide-ranging collections of furniture, ceramics, textiles, posters and industrial design trace the story of Danish and international design culture from the 18th century to the present.
Now on view
9 exhibitions
Japan Modern Poster
The major spring exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark features an abundance of Japanese graphic design. Here, the public can experience a series of iconic posters from Japan, which, in addition to being visually…
Japanese Woodcuts: Hokusai
Experience Designmuseum Danmark’s collection of Japanese woodcuts in a smaller exhibition. Designmuseum Danmark’s collections include 40 woodcuts by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, who lived from 1760 to 1849…
NIKOLINE LIV ANDERSEN: THE ETERNAL SMILE
Step into a spherical landscape with works created by textile and clothing artist Nikoline Liv Andersen in an exhibition that tells the story of life. The works engage in a dialogue with selected objects from…
Counterpoint
LABORATORIUM invites the public deep into the creative engine room of a designer or artisan. In the series' fourth exhibition, visitors get a unique opportunity to get up close to the design processes behind selected…
Table, Set Yourself!
Just like in the fairy tale of the magic table that sets itself, the exhibition TABLE, SET YOURSELF! invites us into an enchanting world. Amour-adorned plates, sugary porcelain figurines, tureens shaped like cabbage…
Danish Modern
Danish design is known and loved – both at home and abroad, but what led to its success, which designs are central, and who are the great Danish designers of the 20th century? The exhibition 'DANISH MODERN' unfolds the…
DANISH SILVER
Danish silver plays a significant role in the story of Danish modern. Designs such as Henning Koppel's iconic trinity of jugs – The Swan, The Pregnant, and The African Lady – have for decades inspired design, both in…
In the making
When is a cup good to drink from? How does the lamp provide optimal light over the dining table? Are you sitting comfortably on the bench while waiting for the bus? You might rarely think about it, but behind the design…
WONDER
The WONDER exhibition showcases a string of Designmuseum Danmark's most fantastic and quirky objects. The exhibition focuses on how an item becomes an object, either in a private collection or in a museum. Through five…